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Odynophagia: Which Medications Cause It? (3,973 Reports Across 329 Drugs)

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Odynophagia has been reported as an adverse event with 329 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,973 total reports. 276 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Odynophagia are METHOTREXATE, DUPILUMAB, and MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL.

3,973
Total Reports
329
Drugs Involved
276
Deaths
1,848
Hospitalizations
52.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.4% / 40.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Odynophagia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 222 0.1% 16 138 47
DUPILUMAB 201 0.1% 0 10 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 123 0.2% 4 86 12
PREDNISONE 121 0.1% 7 71 16
ADALIMUMAB 119 0.0% 5 55 1
RITUXIMAB 109 0.1% 3 59 18
TACROLIMUS 98 0.1% 2 79 17
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 96 0.1% 1 56 11
EVEROLIMUS 92 0.2% 3 80 16
FLUOROURACIL 91 0.2% 10 52 13
IBUPROFEN 90 0.1% 0 59 10
DOCETAXEL 83 0.1% 33 53 7
CISPLATIN 78 0.2% 8 63 6
ACETAMINOPHEN 73 0.1% 21 51 4
CAPECITABINE 69 0.1% 38 38 11
ETOPOSIDE 69 0.1% 2 48 6
CARBOPLATIN 68 0.1% 5 48 3
LAMOTRIGINE 66 0.1% 2 54 8
DOXORUBICIN 63 0.1% 1 48 7
PACLITAXEL 63 0.1% 3 45 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Odynophagia

222 reports
201 reports
123 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)